Commonwealth is an English term meaning a political community.
Commonwealth or Common Wealth may also refer to:
Political entities See also Places, below
Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), a term used for two current and one former self-governing U.S. territories Commonwealth (U.S. state), a term used by four U.S. states in their full official state names, specifically: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the full name of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Kentucky, the full name of Kentucky Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the full name of Pennsylvania Commonwealth of Virginia, the full name of Virginia Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental organisation of 56 member states comprising mostly former British colonies; formerly called British Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Government, used to refer to the Australian Government Commonwealth of Independent States, an intergovernmental organisation of Post-Soviet republics Lusophone Commonwealth, officially the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, an intergovernmental organisation consisting of former Portuguese colonies Commonwealth of England, the republican government ruling England, and later Ireland and Scotland, 1649–1660 Commonwealth realm, a sovereign state which has Charles III as its monarch and head of state Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a constitutional monarchy that ruled Poland, Lithuania and much of the rest of Eastern Europe between 1569 and 1795 Common Wealth Party, a former political party in the United Kingdom
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet, a 2004 book by Jeffrey Sachs Commonwealth (Hardt and Negri book), by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri Commonwealth (Goebel novel), a 2008 novel by Joey Goebel Commonwealth (Patchett novel), a 2016 novel by Ann Patchett Commonwealth Saga, a series of science fiction novels by Peter F. Hamilton
Music "Commonwealth" (song), bootleg song by the Beatles Commonwealth (New Grass Revival album), 1981 Commonwealth (Sloan album) "Commonwealth", a song by the American band Bright from the album The Miller Fantasies
Periodicals The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh), a 19th-century newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Magazine a web-based publication that covers politics, policy, ideas, and civic life The Commonwealth, a late-19th century publication of the London branch of the Christian Social Union The Commonwealth, the official publication of the Commonwealth Club of California
Other uses Commonwealth (statue), a 1905 statue on the Pennsylvania State Capitol grounds The Commonwealth, the setting of Fallout 4
Companies and charities Commonwealth (automobile company), a luxury auto company that produced cars from 1917 to 1922 Commonwealth (restaurant), a defunct Michelin-starred restaurant in San Francisco, California Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, a former Australian aircraft manufacturer Commonwealth Athletic Conference, a high school athletic conference in Massachusetts Commonwealth Bank, an Australian multinational bank Commonwealth Brands, a tobacco company now called Commonwealth-Altadis, part of Imperial Tobacco Commonwealth Engineering, a former Australian engineering company Commonwealth Fund, an American charity promoting health care reform in the United States
Places
United States Commonwealth, Virginia, an unincorporated community Commonwealth, Wisconsin, a town Commonwealth (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community within the town Commonwealth Avenue (disambiguation) Commonwealth Club Historic District, a private club in Richmond, Virginia
Elsewhere
Commonwealth, Singapore, a subzone in Singapore Commonwealth MRT station, a metro station along the East West Line in Singapore Commonwealth Mountain, a mountain on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada Commonwealth of Australia, the full name of Australia Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the full name of The Bahamas
Military
HMAS Commonwealth, a Royal Australian Navy shore base located in Kure, Japan from 1948 to 1956 HMS Commonwealth (1903), a Royal Navy battleship from 1905 to 1921
Schools
Commonwealth College (disambiguation), three American colleges Commonwealth School, an independent high school in Boston, Massachusetts Commonwealth Secondary School, a secondary school in Jurong East, Singapore
Sports
Commonwealth Games, a multi-sport event first held in 1930 involving Commonwealth countries Commonwealth Youth Games, youth version of the Commonwealth Games first held in 2000
See also
Commonweal (disambiguation) Commonwealth Avenue (disambiguation) Commonwealth Bank building (disambiguation) Commonwealth Brigade (disambiguation) Commonwealth Building (disambiguation) Commonwealth Club (disambiguation) Co-operative Commonwealth (disambiguation) Commonwealth Conference (disambiguation) Commonwealth District (disambiguation)